The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 11, 2018 for the grant of service connection for lumbosacral and thoracic strain.
The deciding factor: The Board considered the Veteran's intent to file on June 11, 2018 as the earliest possible date on which to effectuate the grant of service connection due to VA's failure to properly notify the Veteran of the necessary information to complete his application.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral and thoracic strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037079
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's increased ratings for cervical strain with IVDS and lumbosacral and thoracic strain, as well as service connection for LUE, LLE, and RLE radiculopathy were granted effective May 8, 2023.,Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits were also awarded based on the Veteran's combined 100 percent disability rating.
- Partly granted
The Board granted initial disability ratings of 20 percent for cervical strain and lumbosacral and thoracic strain, 30 percent for left foot plantar fasciitis and right foot plantar fasciitis, and 30 percent for vertigo. The TMD and psychiatric disorder claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for cervical strain, lumbosacral and thoracic strain, and traumatic brain injury.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claims seeking higher ratings for service-connected migraines, deviated septum, upper and lower extremity lipomas, and lumbosacral and thoracic strain.
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